The Friends of Sharon Art Studio provide a limited number of full and partial scholarships for students in need of financial assistance. Scholarship applicants must pay the full class fee amount and, upon approval of a scholarship request, will receive a reimbursement for the scholarship amount.

Download a scholarship application here.

FRIENDS OF SHARON ART STUDIO (FOSAS) SCHOLARSHIP POLICY

SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST DEADLINES FOR 2008 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
2008 Art in the Park registration scholarship requests due 06/01/08
2008 Summer registration scholarship requests due 06/13/08
2008 Fall registration scholarship requests due 09/05/08
2008 Winter registration scholarship requests due 12/1/08

All scholarship requests will be reviewed and put into an applicant pool. A lottery will be held from the applicant pool and approximately 5-10 scholarships will be awarded each session. The number of scholarships awarded is determined by the approved budget allocation for each session.

RESTRICTIONS
Scholarships are limited to 1 request per applicant per session. Individuals may request no more than 2 full scholarships or 4 partial scholarships over the course of 1 year. A year is equivalent to four consecutive sessions.

If you receive the maximum scholarship awards during the course of a year, the following year your request/s will be considered after new requests have been awarded. SCHOLARSHIPS DO NOT COVER MATERIALS FEES.

TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP
1. Obtain a scholarship request form from a staff member. The form should be filled out by an adult student, or by the parent/guardian of a child/youth student.

2. Fill out the form and have an instructor sign the form to verify your enrollment in the class.

• Partial Scholarships - write a letter explaining your need for financial assistance.
• Full Scholarships - write a letter explaining your need for financial assistance and enclose an official document that describes your financial situation (such as a copy of last year's tax return, a document from a social service agency, etc.)

3. Return completed scholarship form and support materials to an instructor or the Executive Director of FOSAS or mail to FOSAS, 1032 Irving Street #520, SF, CA 94122 - Attn: Scholarships.

TO SUMMARIZE

• Documents must be RECEIVED by the deadline to be eligible for consideration.
• Partial scholarship: (1) written letter; (2) scholarship form.
• Full scholarship: (1) written letter; (2) scholarship form; (3) substantiation of income.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
1. You will be notified regarding the status of your request before the session begins. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive a reimbursement check approximately 2-4 weeks after notification.

2. If you have questions, please call (415) 753-7004 for assistance.